WWF-Philippines campaigns to raise funds and provide immediate help and relief to survivors of natural disasters and calamities. The campaign prioritizes the most vulnerable sectors, including our country's environmental frontliners - the fisherfolk, farmers, and farmworkers. The worsening effects of the climate crisis are wreaking havoc on Filipinos' daily lives, but the most vulnerable feel and experience it way worse. In a country like the Philippines - this has become an almost annual event.
This #climatecrisis has become our constant and repeated reality. Super Typhoon Odette which devastated the islands of Visayas and Mindanao last December 17 and 18 is no exception. Among those affected are our partner communities in Dinagat Islands and Siargao. Odette's death toll in Dinagat Islands climbed to 14 and destroyed 14,000 houses. Meanwhile, Odette's onslaught on Siargao killed 15 people and ravaged the island.
Your donations will go to communities in Dinagat Islands (Cab-ilan and Kanihaan) and Siargao (Halian and Anajawan) who are also our project partners for the SMILE (Solar ComMunity-Based Island Tourism and Livelihood Energizer Platform) Project. The SMILE Project is working towards providing sustainable electrification to provide sustainable energy in the communities. Immediate needs that will be provided: 1. Potable water 2. Food 3. Shelter repair kits
In the spirit of our Filipino values of bayanihan and pakikipagkapwa, let us come together for the communities of Dinagat Islands and Siargao. Our kababayans in Dinagat Islands and Siargao need all the support they can get - and all the help we can give.
